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GreenNirvana101
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No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC
#7696149 - 11/29/07 06:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alright well this is my second time growing mushrooms (the first time I got a very small yield because I didn't let the myceium fully colonize).
I dunked and birthed the cakes on Sunday and today I noticed a white cotton like fuzz growing on the cakes which I hope is myceium. However there is no pinning! My temp has been pretty consistent between 68-75F and my humidity is always 100% or over (I can't keep it under 100%). I also keep the light on for 8 hours a day and change the air every 4 hours. I think I'm doing everything right?
Heres a pic... do I just need to wait longer or change the conditions for my fruiting chamber? I want a big yield this time!!
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Nature Boy
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7696359 - 11/29/07 06:50 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patience, grasshopper!
All looks well, although it doesn't look like you did the "dunk and roll". The actual elapsed time from introduction to fruiting conditions and actual fruiting may vary for a wide variety of reasons too exhaustive to set forth here. I strongly suspect that all your cakes are in need of is >>TIME<<.
FWIW, I recommend you print your best shrooms and abandon the cake method for the Rye tek if what you are looking for is more productivity.
Keep us posted. N.B.
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poot
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: Nature Boy]
#7696402 - 11/29/07 06:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah rye is the way to go. i grow potent as hell mushrooms on just rye, no need to mess around with crap unless you have too much time on your hands... rye is cheap, easy, and very clean. as far as your cakes go, i say 2-3 days and youll see your first pins just be patient
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Ender Wiggin
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: poot]
#7696496 - 11/29/07 07:20 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey man, me and you are on almost the exact same schedule, i dunked sunday and went into the chamber on monday. i have seen some growth as well. However after my dunk, i rolled the cakes in verm.
see you at the finish line!
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7696837 - 11/29/07 09:12 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey no worries my friend, that cotton like fuzz popping up is knotting. I birthed mine on the 21-22 and I saw my first pins yesterday. Started out as two and now I have 20+. So just be patient, keep FAE and watch them grow! Good luck! Lonnie Edwin
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7697046 - 11/29/07 10:23 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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you forgot a very important step. you dunked, but didn't roll. that is the ONLY was to do PF as far as i'm concerned. can't do 1 without the other.
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Ender Wiggin
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: Optx]
#7697281 - 11/29/07 11:58 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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are those cotton spots knots?? is that what is going to turn to pins? then eventually shrooms!! someone tell me!!
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JewelessCaesar
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: Ender Wiggin]
#7697308 - 11/30/07 12:08 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes. Any time now, just keep up the FAE and you'll see results soon enough.
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GreenNirvana101
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: JewelessCaesar]
#7699559 - 11/30/07 03:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the reassurance guys... also yes, I forgot to do the verm roll because I started the procedure and then read about it after they were already birthed. For future reference... would I just buy vermiculite and roll them after the dunk? that simple?
also - I will look up the rye tek... never heard of it before, but I'll def check it out.
Thanks.
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Ender Wiggin
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7700227 - 11/30/07 06:10 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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did you use vermiculite in your cakes? i literally weighed down my cakes and submerged them in water for 24 hours, then had a bowl of vermiculite and with clean hands just placed the cake in the bowl so the vermiculite stuck right to it. sprinkled it on spots it didnt take, and that was about it. I dont know if this is the right way but im showing a lot of growth
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: Ender Wiggin]
#7700265 - 11/30/07 06:19 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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No idea how i posted here.. my bad
Edited by catbear (11/30/07 06:20 PM)
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GreenNirvana101
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: catbear]
#7714782 - 12/04/07 10:50 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Here's an update of my cakes. It has now been 7 days after birthing them. I am a little concerned because I don't really see any pinning. I am keeping high humidity, 72F temp, 8 hour daily lightening, and I exchange the air every few hours or so.
Any advice or do I just need to be patient? Thanks so far for your help and input.
Edited by GreenNirvana101 (12/04/07 10:51 AM)
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DJYoshaBYD
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7714796 - 12/04/07 10:54 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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haha.. just keep waiting.. it will happen.. as long as you are keeping up the FAE and doing everything else you are doing, then you will be good.. growing fungi takes patience
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verminute
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: DJYoshaBYD]
#7714822 - 12/04/07 11:00 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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FAE? What is that acronym? I think a sticky should be made to reference acronyms, like FC, fruiting chamber...
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Cloneufc
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: verminute]
#7714851 - 12/04/07 11:06 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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They are kinda easy to figure out. But yeah that would help alot. FRESH AIR EXCHANGE (FAE)
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GreenNirvana101
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: Cloneufc]
#7716383 - 12/04/07 04:56 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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once again thanks for the reassurance guys - also is it encouraged to mist the fruiting chamber too? Right now I don't have enough humidity to create moisture on the sides and roof of the fruiting chamber and I think these puppies are bruising blue!
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elnico
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: GreenNirvana101]
#7716399 - 12/04/07 04:59 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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ur humidity is too low
also did u dunk?
id dunk if u didnt
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sproket13
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: elnico]
#7716450 - 12/04/07 05:10 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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you may be waiting up to 2 weeks!!! so dont expect nothing.
it will get real puffy. and if you had a layer of verm, it would somewhat colonize it too. then lil white bumps will appear. then youll wake up and see this one day
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: sproket13]
#7716750 - 12/04/07 06:22 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm right there with you man. I birthed on the 26th and only have 4 pins on one of 6 cakes. They just showed up today. The other cakes have white spike but no pins. My FC is like yours except I drilled holes in all 6 sides to help with the FAE. The pins didn't show up until I placed a small fan next to the FC. I have to believe the air provided by the fan is helping.
(72 F and 99% RH)
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verminute
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Re: No Pinning, but cotton-like growth. PIC [Re: DitterDog]
#7718721 - 12/05/07 08:02 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah, those bad boys are under hydrated from reading the sympotms on PF Tek.
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